what is it with scottish car dealers?
09 April 2006, 01:46 AM
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better late than never 
sorry
yup I traded in my RB5 for the 06 wagon .When I get home from offshore it's PPP and Pff7 time
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sorryyup I traded in my RB5 for the 06 wagon .When I get home from offshore it's PPP and Pff7 time
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11 April 2006, 02:30 PM
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I'm going up there to look at a UK STI. Just hoping their Sales are decent and are willing to strike up a deal. Can't be fooked if it's "that's the price, take or leave it" attitudes from a lot of the Dealer networks.
26 April 2006, 09:47 PM
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Hi T-uk
Bought a MY00 for £16500 from Holland. Was looking at the blobeye a year later (car was being serviced) and AF Nobles told me they would only give me £14000 as the car was an import. Had it been a UK car they would have offered £15500-16000 (they said). I nearly laughed my head off (I wasnt trying to negotiate, so Im sure I could have pushed for more). Still... a loss of £2500 in a year is remarkably low for a full years driving (especially compared to the fact that if it had been a UK car the loss would have been £5000), so Im definitely in the pro import boat.
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Bought a MY00 for £16500 from Holland. Was looking at the blobeye a year later (car was being serviced) and AF Nobles told me they would only give me £14000 as the car was an import. Had it been a UK car they would have offered £15500-16000 (they said). I nearly laughed my head off (I wasnt trying to negotiate, so Im sure I could have pushed for more). Still... a loss of £2500 in a year is remarkably low for a full years driving (especially compared to the fact that if it had been a UK car the loss would have been £5000), so Im definitely in the pro import boat.
Cheers
06 March 2007, 05:16 AM
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I bought a 05 jdm sti from Dicksons of Dunblane .They still have a 06 sti for sale and 03 .The 03 picture is the car i am driving because the jap owner's manual has the 555 reg in it .I just looked round it under the bonnet body pannels ,started it up .I got a cat 1 alarm in the deal and had to get a traker for insurance .You only get 6 months warranty .I had a bit of problems with a noisey solenoid it was down to the alarm installer .He removed one of the three bolts that hold the solenoid on and it was touching the body work i took it back and the mechanic said it was a carastic of the car .It was not the solenoid was touching the body work .I noticed it when i was noising under the bonnet and sorted .There after care is not very good.I am running mine on optimax and millers octane booster every tank because they are not remaped like litchfields cars they sell .Need to see Awd some time for when Andy f come up and mapes other coustomers cars.I bought the car there because it was near to home than buying from litchfields .I would not buy another car from Dicksons of Dunblane with the messing about they caused me and fobing me of aswell and can't put the right details on the dval form for the car .I had to do that .I had a uk classic my2000 uk turbo decat turbo back ,panel filter ,tek3 remap by Andy Forrest .The JDM 05 STI is a hell of a lot more powerfull than that and the acelartion is great it pulls hard in sixth .I keep looking for another gear
06 March 2007, 05:21 AM
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Dickson's don't care if you walk in and look interested in what they are offering, at ridiculously over priced machines.
Was in today lookin at their Evo7's and they hardly turned their heads when i strolled around for 10 minutes. Would have asked for a test drive, but i didn't want to tear them away from the footy on the box.
Was in today lookin at their Evo7's and they hardly turned their heads when i strolled around for 10 minutes. Would have asked for a test drive, but i didn't want to tear them away from the footy on the box.
06 March 2007, 05:25 AM
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also worth pointing out is that they r not dead against test drives in all fairness to them, but that place attracts some weird and wonderful boy racers which im sure pissed them off at some stage, hence the no-test drive policy. I actually had 3 test drives the day my finance went through, but chose the sti over the ra - sti, on andys advice and based on the looks also.
06 March 2007, 09:16 PM
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Andy Napier must of been away a few months or more i think when i bought the Jdm sti in November 2005 .I asked Andy N a few questions before i bought the car .He was working at Awd and still is .I go there for servicing ie for the classic i had and know the Jdm STI
08 March 2007, 12:54 PM
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where do you live mate, im in aberdeen i deal with brian downie in kemney. top bloke and realy knows his ****!!!!! he can get you anything he is an authorised subaru distributor/dealer can get you anything and everything! brand new zero mile just of the factory floor loaded with extras if you wish, do you want his number?
08 March 2007, 04:45 PM
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Just to stick my 2P in .. I've just bought a Forester STi from Litchfields. He gave me a good trade in price for my car (local Scoob dealer) and the new car is spot on.
I'm in Aberdeen. (OK I took a day off) but it cost me about 60 quid in fuel to go down at night, £58 for a Travelodge overnight, and then one fill up on the way home (car came with full tank of fuel). So overall under £200 quid to pick it up.
OK a few hours driving but it's well worth it for a properly maintained, UK remapped car bought from a Scooby enthusiast and not some uninterested dealer. I've have no hesistation going back.
It's just a road trip, you love driving, you love Scoobies, where's the problem
Avalyn.
I'm in Aberdeen. (OK I took a day off) but it cost me about 60 quid in fuel to go down at night, £58 for a Travelodge overnight, and then one fill up on the way home (car came with full tank of fuel). So overall under £200 quid to pick it up.
OK a few hours driving but it's well worth it for a properly maintained, UK remapped car bought from a Scooby enthusiast and not some uninterested dealer. I've have no hesistation going back.
It's just a road trip, you love driving, you love Scoobies, where's the problem
Avalyn.
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08 March 2007, 05:08 PM
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I agree with u Avalyn. I would travel for the right car.
A lot of importers r more interested in making profit, which if u look at the price the cars come in at, is quite greedy! Ther are penty of reputable importers in the uk. Just a case of shopping around.
A lot of importers r more interested in making profit, which if u look at the price the cars come in at, is quite greedy! Ther are penty of reputable importers in the uk. Just a case of shopping around.
08 March 2007, 09:24 PM
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brian downie is very reputable and absolute scoob enthusiast and aint just a dealer he builds monsters to and only sells the best of what he can get his hands on, he knows alot more than most dealers. if you want a good car trust me go to him!!! he looks after his customers very well and offers a great service.
16 March 2007, 09:33 PM
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Drewzer's right about Brian Downie. He lives and breathes Subaru's just loves them. His attention to detail is second to none, fixed things on my Sti that Powerstation in Cheltenham couldnt. Top bloke, great service.
28 April 2007, 04:55 PM
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I found this thread due to me looking at the MY05 JDM STI Dicksons have in at the moment. Looks like the general consensus is stay well clear!
RE. Brian Downie, his pirces are around 3/4K too pricey for all his Impreza's!
RE. Brian Downie, his pirces are around 3/4K too pricey for all his Impreza's!
29 April 2007, 11:55 AM
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Guys,
I have been looking for a STI for about 6 Months now and have tried to keep it local and in Scotland, i have e-maile numerous Scottish companies, MVM in Cairney hill, Dicksons of Dunblane, but to name a few and not many even bothered to get back to me!!!!!. i was only asking about their cars and nothing to taxing either!!!!!!.
So now ever since i joined SN i have heard nothing but good things about Iain Litchfield and have put a deposit down on the MY04 Spec C on his website without seeing the car, i am looking forward to going down and picking it up(if it all works out) and dont mind travelling.
My point is that this could have been a sale for a scottish firm and instead i have to travel from Motherwell to wiltshire to get the service we should all expect from our local car people.
the only other thing worrying me is who is going to service it?????????.
Mac
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I have been looking for a STI for about 6 Months now and have tried to keep it local and in Scotland, i have e-maile numerous Scottish companies, MVM in Cairney hill, Dicksons of Dunblane, but to name a few and not many even bothered to get back to me!!!!!. i was only asking about their cars and nothing to taxing either!!!!!!.
So now ever since i joined SN i have heard nothing but good things about Iain Litchfield and have put a deposit down on the MY04 Spec C on his website without seeing the car, i am looking forward to going down and picking it up(if it all works out) and dont mind travelling.
My point is that this could have been a sale for a scottish firm and instead i have to travel from Motherwell to wiltshire to get the service we should all expect from our local car people.
the only other thing worrying me is who is going to service it?????????.
Mac
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29 April 2007, 12:54 PM
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Arnold Clark have a 53 plate Sti for 12k in silver, i am sure the car is at London Road motorstore.
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29 April 2007, 07:39 PM
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29 April 2007, 08:55 PM
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Been to a few in Murderwell and Hamilton, no worse than my local in Ardrossan, feels like home and most of the locals are friendly.
Was down at Strathclyde Park for a walk today,very nice.
Is there a Local Scooby meet near here??? or is it the Ayrshire one, need somewhere to take the Scoob if i get it.
Mac
Was down at Strathclyde Park for a walk today,very nice.
Is there a Local Scooby meet near here??? or is it the Ayrshire one, need somewhere to take the Scoob if i get it.
Mac
29 April 2007, 09:26 PM
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Been to a few in Murderwell and Hamilton, no worse than my local in Ardrossan, feels like home and most of the locals are friendly.
Was down at Strathclyde Park for a walk today,very nice.
Is there a Local Scooby meet near here??? or is it the Ayrshire one, need somewhere to take the Scoob if i get it.
Mac
Was down at Strathclyde Park for a walk today,very nice.
Is there a Local Scooby meet near here??? or is it the Ayrshire one, need somewhere to take the Scoob if i get it.
Mac
The park is nice during the day but is a gay & ******* haunt at nights
I dont know of any scooby meets in the area i sold mines years ago, the sidc should help you out there.
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29 April 2007, 11:20 PM
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bluenose,
hi, I too had to travel - Scottish dealers overpriced and unhelpful, although S&S were ok when I've previously enquired/viewed. Noble were none to pleased when after giving me a 24hr STi (brand spankin)test drive I walked in and said Nah! not really for me - it was just to pricey at the time.(2005)
Anyway 2 and a half years after starting to look - next week should see me in receipt of said machinery. I have given up on Scottish dealers, my last purchase last year was a BMW, saw exact model from Fairbairns Giffnock but 2.5k dearer than Birmingham + they had free hard top retail 1.5k. Tried to reason with them up here but to no avail - a few emails and one trip later BM now lives in Scotland.
Just headed to Derby on Saturday morn before 6am, got down there just as they opened - actually originally went to see a car in Sheffield(had already paid deposit but at the eleventh hour discovered it was a parallel import with no euro warranty) but thought I would do a few viewings - 10 mins after arriving had got a discount and shook on it!!
Now I'll fly down a week tomorrow for £30, they'll pick me up from the airport and I'll drive her sedately home.
Looking forward to maybe meeting up with some guys through the SIDC, just signed up today.
Also planning on going to Scooby Live for a look - you thought about it?
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hi, I too had to travel - Scottish dealers overpriced and unhelpful, although S&S were ok when I've previously enquired/viewed. Noble were none to pleased when after giving me a 24hr STi (brand spankin)test drive I walked in and said Nah! not really for me - it was just to pricey at the time.(2005)
Anyway 2 and a half years after starting to look - next week should see me in receipt of said machinery. I have given up on Scottish dealers, my last purchase last year was a BMW, saw exact model from Fairbairns Giffnock but 2.5k dearer than Birmingham + they had free hard top retail 1.5k. Tried to reason with them up here but to no avail - a few emails and one trip later BM now lives in Scotland.
Just headed to Derby on Saturday morn before 6am, got down there just as they opened - actually originally went to see a car in Sheffield(had already paid deposit but at the eleventh hour discovered it was a parallel import with no euro warranty) but thought I would do a few viewings - 10 mins after arriving had got a discount and shook on it!!
Now I'll fly down a week tomorrow for £30, they'll pick me up from the airport and I'll drive her sedately home.
Looking forward to maybe meeting up with some guys through the SIDC, just signed up today.
Also planning on going to Scooby Live for a look - you thought about it?
Buy from Arnold Shark at your pearl!
30 April 2007, 12:15 PM
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Have been in the point, but not the war office, also have been in the Eagle a couple of times as that is local to me???
I live just over the level crossing at the new houses at Motherwell Bridge.
BADABAZ-If all goes well i would not be picking the car up till end of May anyway, not sure exactly when!!!,
would love to go,but if i dont i will defo be going to the NBO at Ripon.
Mac
I live just over the level crossing at the new houses at Motherwell Bridge.
BADABAZ-If all goes well i would not be picking the car up till end of May anyway, not sure exactly when!!!,
would love to go,but if i dont i will defo be going to the NBO at Ripon.
Mac
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